Ko Tuhoe te iwi Ko Steve toku papa Ko Sylvia toku mama Ko Merryn taku tuahine Ko Tauiwi raua ko JJ aku tungane Ko Ruatahuna toku kainga Ko Riverslea toku kura Ko Rongotutaua taku ingoa No reira tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa
My Goals 2016
Mar
Term 3 (Extended in Term 4)
Term 4 2016
Term 4 was full of learning and activities.We had lots of things going on at Riverslea and around. We had an awesome Duffy Role Model Assembly with Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton Jones. We also had the School Cross Country and also did lots of Play based learning to try to learn to share and cooperate and work together. We went to the A and P Show as well as visited Barnadoes Preschool and the Riverslea Community Preschool, who also visited us. We loved Skipping and Jump Rope for Heart. The trip to Napier and the Aquarium was fun. We had the School Prizegiving and made up our own song “The 12 Days of Riverslea Christmas”\ We are all looking forward to Xmas and Next year (Mrs B )
I have reached my goal for Reading and have gone up 7 levels in reading this year. I am at Level 7 which is well below National Standard. Rongo came from a Total Immersion Kura at nearly 7 and started at beginning levels in English I am at Stage 4 Maths which is just at National Standard and have gone up from Stage 2 Stage 4 this year. I have also gone up a level in Writing and am below National Standard. Rongo
August/Sept
We are still learning and being involved in lots of activities. Our Inquiry has been about the Rio Olympics 2016. We learnt a lot about different countries and different sports. We each had our own country at the Olympics. Harmony’s country USA came first with the most medals. They got 116 medals ( 43gold, 37 silver, 36 bronze). Te Orihana came 2nd with Great Britain who got 66 medals. Kadyn had NZ who got 18 medals (4gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze). We also watched some of the ParaOlympics which made the students aware of different disabilities and how people use ways to overcome them to win medals eg Blind cyclists and runners and swimmers with only 1 leg. We had our own school Olympics which the students loved. They also got medals. Participation for the tabloids and Gold, Silver ,Bronze for the age races. It was well supported by whanau. All students have made great progress, some being a year above in Reading and 6 months above in Writing and Maths. This term Room 1 has also been involved in a NZ wide programme for Junior classes called #NZReadAloud. We connect with other classes around NZ (10 in all) from Auckland to Dunedin and share our ideas, art work, writing etc on a blog. It is all related to a common chosen book that we are all reading to our class. It is called A Booming in the Night By Ben Brown , a NZ author. As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games. This Term we are learning about Cooperation (Whanaungatanga) with Matua Rocky and Whaea Cass. We have had ‘Getting started’ again T3 with a council funded programme on fitness and coordination skills. We have had Whaea Toni and Matua Julian this term. Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday has continued. Some of us go and read to them for 15 minutes each. They help sponser our Duffy books. We had a Role Model Assembly with Mary Kippenberger (storyteller) and Peter Charlton-Jones (musician) and got our Duffy books for the Term.We also had 2 Role Models form Karamu High come to talk to use about being leaders. We were lucky to have Mr Kevin a Preschool Teacher volunteer time 2 days a week for most of the term. He fixed all of our school bikes for us. The children are loving being out on the bike track again. Whaea Monique (Student Teacher from last year) also volunteers in the classes 2 days a week. It is great to have her skills and empathy with the students. Another highlight for the students was a visit from 2 Magpies Chris Eaton and Matt Garland. They talked to the students about being role models and then took them for games. They loved the Touch Rugby. It has been another awesome term for Miharo (Room1).
On the Bike Track. My Nga Toi Koru pattern.
School Olympics and activities in Getting Started.
I like all the things we do at school. I have gone up 2 levels in Reading (Level 6). I still like Reading.I am getting good at working out words I do not know.. I am getting better at adding in Maths now. I can count numbers with my fingers.I am on Stage 3 now. I like learning on the ipads.I like the SkoolBo and Eggy Words. (Rongo)
Rongo has been making some steady progress in Reading, Writing and Maths. He is a steady reader and is still developing his word recognition skills He goes to a Teacher's aide Miss Hall for extra Literacy. He is beginning to transfer this knowledge to his writing He is also making good progress in Maths. He has gone up a level in Maths and is just beginning Stage 3. He can write some words in Writing but still needs to build up his writing vocabulary knowledge. Next we want to further extend his Reading progress. Our goal is to make accelerated progress so that moves closer towards National Standard level Also to consolidate and extend his written language skills. At present he is well below National Standard and needs to develop more self confidence in this area and work more independently. He is making progress however. We achieved the Maths goal of end of Stage 2 by the end of T3. We want to keep on keeping on so that Rongo makes more progress this term and lessens the gap. (Mrs B)
June/July
June and July were also busy months with 2 weeks holiday in July for the end of Term 2. We are all still making awesome progress in Reading, Maths, Story-writing and Inquiry. Some students have gone up several levels in Reading and they, and others, moved up stages in Maths and Writing as well. In Inquiry we are learning about the Olympic Games in Rio in Term 3. We loved our Inquiry about Flight and learnt a lot. We always have some great questions to find out about in our wonderings. We have fun finding out the information. As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games with Whaea Cass and Matua Rocky. We also have Kapa Haka with Whaea Manaea and Matua Justin on Thursday mornings. We like Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday. We just had a Duffy Theatre performance about Time Travel and got our Duffy books for the Term. It was great fun. We also had lots of learning with our class buddies and our school buddies too. We had Irene Van Dyke a famous NZ Netballer come to speak to us. She was very tall (6ft 3 inches). She gave us all a bag from Netball Hawkes Bay and some balls for our PE gear. Paora came from the Council to help us set up a new worm garden. We got to hold the worms. They were slimy. We also had Todd and Nathan from the Army come and teach us how to march and do push ups. We are Miharo too.We are awesome
We are learning about Flight in Inquiry. We are learning to play nicely together too.
Paora told us about our new Worm Farm. Whaea Sue told us that sugar was bad for our teeth.
I like learning all the things we do at school. I have gone up to level in Reading (Level 4).I am going on Level 5 soon. I still like Reading.I am getting good at reading and knowing some words now. I am getting good at adding in Maths now too. I can count numbers with counters and my fingers.I am on Stage 2. I like learning on the ipads.I like the SkoolBo app best of all. (Rongo)
Rongo has been making some steady progress in Reading, Writing and Maths. He is a steady reader and is developing his word recognition skills He goes to a Teacher's aide (Mrs Donaldson) for Early words. He needs to transfer this knowledge to his writing He is also making good progress in Maths. He has gone up a level in Maths and is just starting Stage 2. He is trying to write some words in Writing but needs to build up his writing vocabulary knowledge. Next we want to further extend his Reading progress. Our goal is to make accelerated progress so that moves closer towards National Standard level Also to consolidate and extend his written language skills. At present he is well below National Standard and needs to develop more self confidence in this area and work more independently. He is making progress however. In Maths to end of Stage 2 by the end of T3. (Mrs B)
April/May
We are all making awesome progress in Reading, Maths, Story-writing and Inquiry too. In Inquiry we are learning about Flight and how it effects people, animals and insects. We have some great questions to find out about in our wonderings. They are up on our Inquiry wall for everyone to keep looking at and thinking about. As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games. This Term we are learning about Resilience (Taikaha) with Matua Rocky and Whaea Cass. We love Kapa Haka with Whaea Manaea and Matua Justin on Thursday mornings for 40 mins. We are learning lots of waiata. We like Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday. Some of us go and read to them for 15 mins each still. They help sponser our Duffy books. We had a Role Model Assembly and got our Duffy books for the Term. We also had a visit from Harold and the Life Education Truck with Whaea Anne. We all like Harold. We love school. It is awesome and we are Miharo too.
Showing Whaea Anne where the stomach is on Tam. Kapa Haka.
We do lots of learning at school. I have gone up another level in Reading and I am on Level 3 now I like Reading and I'm getting good at it. I am getting good at Maths too.We have been learning about Time. My buddy in class is Hohepa. He is my friend too. I like Kapa Haka. (Rongo)
I have been encouraging Rongo in Reading and he is making good progress. He has been absent a lot from school with an extra week's holiday and being sick. He is making good progress in Maths too and trying harder in Writing. We will continue to extend this progress in all areas. He is still quiet and shy but participating more in class now . (Mrs B)
March
We had an amazing March. Lots of learning and exciting activities. We even re-wrote our Goals as many students had already achieved them in one month. We continued with Getting Started ( Fitness /coordination programme), Kiwi Can (social skills & games), Patu(Maori fitness & sports programme) Grandparent’s reading(Rotary),Kapa Haka(Junior & Senior) and even found time to have a Dress up day as Heroes or Heroines. The students in Room 1 are loving learning and making great progress. We are Miharo.We rock. We show Aroha, Kaha and Mana.
Jump Jam . My vampire monster face.
Kapa Haka. Getting Started.
Getting a Free Pita Pat for lunch
I like Riverslea. I am in Room 1. I came from Ruatuhana School.. I am getting better at Maths.I can count and use counters to help me add up. I do Reading and Writing with Mrs Bennett too. I like Kapa Haka.It is lots of fun. (Rongo)
Rongo has only been at Riverslea a few weeks. He will be 7 in May. He was at a Kura and is at beginning levels for Reading,Writing and Maths in English. I will give him lots of encouragement and praise to build up his self confidence, as he can be very shy. I am sure that once he settles down into the school, he will begin to progress steadily in all areas. (Mrs B)
Table of Contents
2016
Pepeha
Ko Tuhoe te iwiKo Steve toku papa
Ko Sylvia toku mama
Ko Merryn taku tuahine
Ko Tauiwi raua ko JJ aku tungane
Ko Ruatahuna toku kainga
Ko Riverslea toku kura
Ko Rongotutaua taku ingoa
No reira
tena koutou
tena koutou
tena koutou
katoa
My Goals 2016
Mar
Term 3 (Extended in Term 4)
Term 4 2016
Term 4 was full of learning and activities.We had lots of things going on at Riverslea and around.We had an awesome Duffy Role Model Assembly with Mary Kippenberger and Peter Charlton Jones.
We also had the School Cross Country and also did lots of Play based learning
to try to learn to share and cooperate and work together.
We went to the A and P Show as well as visited Barnadoes Preschool
and the Riverslea Community Preschool, who also visited us.
We loved Skipping and Jump Rope for Heart.
The trip to Napier and the Aquarium was fun.
We had the School Prizegiving and made up our own song “The 12 Days of Riverslea Christmas”\
We are all looking forward to Xmas and Next year
(Mrs B )
I have reached my goal for Reading and have gone up 7 levels in reading this year.
I am at Level 7 which is well below National Standard.
Rongo came from a Total Immersion Kura at nearly 7 and started at beginning levels in English
I am at Stage 4 Maths which is just at National Standard
and have gone up from Stage 2 Stage 4 this year.
I have also gone up a level in Writing and am below National Standard.
Rongo
August/Sept
We are still learning and being involved in lots of activities. Our Inquiry has been about the Rio Olympics 2016.We learnt a lot about different countries and different sports. We each had our own country at the Olympics.
Harmony’s country USA came first with the most medals. They got 116 medals ( 43gold, 37 silver, 36 bronze).
Te Orihana came 2nd with Great Britain who got 66 medals. Kadyn had NZ who got 18 medals (4gold, 9 silver and 5 bronze).
We also watched some of the ParaOlympics which made the students aware of different disabilities
and how people use ways to overcome them to win medals eg Blind cyclists and runners and swimmers with only 1 leg.
We had our own school Olympics which the students loved. They also got medals. Participation for the tabloids
and Gold, Silver ,Bronze for the age races. It was well supported by whanau.
All students have made great progress, some being a year above in Reading and 6 months above in Writing and Maths.
This term Room 1 has also been involved in a NZ wide programme for Junior classes called #NZReadAloud.
We connect with other classes around NZ (10 in all) from Auckland to Dunedin and share our ideas, art work,
writing etc on a blog. It is all related to a common chosen book that we are all reading to our class.
It is called A Booming in the Night By Ben Brown , a NZ author.
As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games.
This Term we are learning about Cooperation (Whanaungatanga) with Matua Rocky and Whaea Cass.
We have had ‘Getting started’ again T3 with a council funded programme on fitness and coordination skills.
We have had Whaea Toni and Matua Julian this term.
Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday has continued.
Some of us go and read to them for 15 minutes each. They help sponser our Duffy books.
We had a Role Model Assembly with Mary Kippenberger (storyteller) and Peter Charlton-Jones (musician)
and got our Duffy books for the Term.We also had 2 Role Models form Karamu High come to talk to use about being leaders.
We were lucky to have Mr Kevin a Preschool Teacher volunteer time 2 days a week for most of the term.
He fixed all of our school bikes for us. The children are loving being out on the bike track again.
Whaea Monique (Student Teacher from last year) also volunteers in the classes 2 days a week.
It is great to have her skills and empathy with the students.
Another highlight for the students was a visit from 2 Magpies Chris Eaton and Matt Garland.
They talked to the students about being role models and then took them for games.
They loved the Touch Rugby.
It has been another awesome term for Miharo (Room1).
On the Bike Track. My Nga Toi Koru pattern.
School Olympics and activities in Getting Started.I like all the things we do at school.
I have gone up 2 levels in Reading (Level 6).
I still like Reading.I am getting good at working out words I do not know..
I am getting better at adding in Maths now.
I can count numbers with my fingers.I am on Stage 3 now.
I like learning on the ipads.I like the SkoolBo and Eggy Words.
(Rongo)
Rongo has been making some steady progress in Reading, Writing and Maths.
He is a steady reader and is still developing his word recognition skills
He goes to a Teacher's aide Miss Hall for extra Literacy.
He is beginning to transfer this knowledge to his writing
He is also making good progress in Maths.
He has gone up a level in Maths and is just beginning Stage 3.
He can write some words in Writing
but still needs to build up his writing vocabulary knowledge.
Next we want to further extend his Reading progress.
Our goal is to make accelerated progress so that moves closer towards National Standard level
Also to consolidate and extend his written language skills.
At present he is well below National Standard and needs to develop more self confidence
in this area and work more independently.
He is making progress however.
We achieved the Maths goal of end of Stage 2 by the end of T3.
We want to keep on keeping on so that Rongo makes more progress this term and lessens the gap.
(Mrs B)
June/July
June and July were also busy months with 2 weeks holiday in July for the end of Term 2.We are all still making awesome progress in Reading, Maths, Story-writing and Inquiry.
Some students have gone up several levels in Reading
and they, and others, moved up stages in Maths and Writing as well.
In Inquiry we are learning about the Olympic Games in Rio in Term 3.
We loved our Inquiry about Flight and learnt a lot.
We always have some great questions to find out about in our wonderings.
We have fun finding out the information.
As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games with Whaea Cass and Matua Rocky.
We also have Kapa Haka with Whaea Manaea and Matua Justin on Thursday mornings.
We like Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday.
We just had a Duffy Theatre performance about Time Travel and got our Duffy books for the Term. It was great fun.
We also had lots of learning with our class buddies and our school buddies too.
We had Irene Van Dyke a famous NZ Netballer come to speak to us. She was very tall (6ft 3 inches).
She gave us all a bag from Netball Hawkes Bay and some balls for our PE gear.
Paora came from the Council to help us set up a new worm garden. We got to hold the worms. They were slimy.
We also had Todd and Nathan from the Army come and teach us how to march and do push ups.
We are Miharo too.We are awesome
We are learning about Flight in Inquiry. We are learning to play nicely together too.
Paora told us about our new Worm Farm. Whaea Sue told us that sugar was bad for our teeth.
I like learning all the things we do at school.
I have gone up to level in Reading (Level 4).I am going on Level 5 soon.
I still like Reading.I am getting good at reading and knowing some words now.
I am getting good at adding in Maths now too.
I can count numbers with counters and my fingers.I am on Stage 2.
I like learning on the ipads.I like the SkoolBo app best of all.
(Rongo)
Rongo has been making some steady progress in Reading, Writing and Maths.
He is a steady reader and is developing his word recognition skills
He goes to a Teacher's aide (Mrs Donaldson) for Early words.
He needs to transfer this knowledge to his writing
He is also making good progress in Maths.
He has gone up a level in Maths and is just starting Stage 2.
He is trying to write some words in Writing
but needs to build up his writing vocabulary knowledge.
Next we want to further extend his Reading progress.
Our goal is to make accelerated progress so that moves closer towards National Standard level
Also to consolidate and extend his written language skills.
At present he is well below National Standard and needs to develop more self confidence
in this area and work more independently.
He is making progress however.
In Maths to end of Stage 2 by the end of T3.
(Mrs B)
April/May
We are all making awesome progress in Reading, Maths, Story-writing and Inquiry too.In Inquiry we are learning about Flight and how it effects people, animals and insects.
We have some great questions to find out about in our wonderings.
They are up on our Inquiry wall for everyone to keep looking at and thinking about.
As usual we are busy with Fitness and Kiwi Can skills and games.
This Term we are learning about Resilience (Taikaha) with Matua Rocky and Whaea Cass.
We love Kapa Haka with Whaea Manaea and Matua Justin on Thursday mornings for 40 mins.
We are learning lots of waiata.
We like Grandparent’s reading with the Rotary Grandparents every Friday.
Some of us go and read to them for 15 mins each still.
They help sponser our Duffy books.
We had a Role Model Assembly and got our Duffy books for the Term.
We also had a visit from Harold and the Life Education Truck with Whaea Anne.
We all like Harold.
We love school. It is awesome and we are Miharo too.
Showing Whaea Anne where the stomach is on Tam. Kapa Haka.
We do lots of learning at school.
I have gone up another level in Reading and I am on Level 3 now
I like Reading and I'm getting good at it.
I am getting good at Maths too.We have been learning about Time.
My buddy in class is Hohepa. He is my friend too.
I like Kapa Haka. (Rongo)
I have been encouraging Rongo in Reading and he is making good progress.
He has been absent a lot from school with an extra week's holiday and being sick.
He is making good progress in Maths too and trying harder in Writing.
We will continue to extend this progress in all areas.
He is still quiet and shy but participating more in class now .
(Mrs B)
March
We had an amazing March. Lots of learning and exciting activities.We even re-wrote our Goals as many students had already achieved
them in one month.
We continued with Getting Started ( Fitness /coordination programme),
Kiwi Can (social skills & games), Patu(Maori fitness & sports programme)
Grandparent’s reading(Rotary),Kapa Haka(Junior & Senior)
and even found time to have a Dress up day as Heroes or Heroines.
The students in Room 1 are loving learning and making great progress.
We are Miharo.We rock. We show Aroha, Kaha and Mana.
Jump Jam . My vampire monster face.
Kapa Haka. Getting Started.
Getting a Free Pita Pat for lunch
I like Riverslea.
I am in Room 1. I came from Ruatuhana School..
I am getting better at Maths.I can count and use counters to help me add up.
I do Reading and Writing with Mrs Bennett too.
I like Kapa Haka.It is lots of fun.
(Rongo)
Rongo has only been at Riverslea a few weeks. He will be 7 in May.
He was at a Kura and is at beginning levels for Reading,Writing and Maths in English.
I will give him lots of encouragement and praise to build up his self confidence, as he can be very shy.
I am sure that once he settles down into the school, he will begin to progress steadily in all areas.
(Mrs B)